The last decade has seen major technological changes related to artificial intelligence, particularly in the fields of machine translation and natural language processing. Convinced that translation and language technologies play an essential role in society, in this volume, we propose to seek a new consensus between the human uses of language and the contributions of the machine; our aim is not only to enable exchanges and contribute to the development and dissemination of knowledge, but also to exercise our social sense of responsibility. Furthering digital literacy in the field of language technologies and promoting a better understanding of the social, economic and ethical stakes are indeed imperative